THAMES WATER A DISGRACE

by hughcleaver on 29 April, 2014

For weeks water has been running along the High Road and finally pouring down St Albans Road. In between it is leaking across the pavement and into the shop premises. Twice Thames Water have dug up the High Road, then gone away without stopping the leak. Despite massive and justified complaints from the businesses, backed […]

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RINGO !

by hughcleaver on 29 April, 2014

We don’t like the “Ringo System and would like it to be scrapped. But we know that a number of people use it. We don’t believe it should be a replacement for working ticket machines. Where ticket machines are not working we think the Council should bear the costs. Residents should not be penalised with […]

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Geoff Seeff, who lives nearby in Parkland Road, knows how much the fire-closed Londis store, in Horn Lane, is missed by local residents. Geoff reports that “Knowing how valued the store is the Focus Team have been keeping an eye on progress to its re-opening.’ Evidently there were some delays while the owner negotiated with […]

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Deborah Prince welcomes the news that from September 2014 every child in an Infant School will get free school meals, saving families over £400 a year per child. Deborah said “A healthy meal at lunchtimes for all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will help raise schools standards further and save families money. […]

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Lincoln Road Allotment

by hughcleaver on 29 April, 2014

“Not good enough”said the allotment members when Vision offered them a cheap open mesh replacement for the entrance to their allotment at Lincoln Road. So after talks they have won a decent replacement wooden fence and gate. It is secure against intruders, and a proper entrance fit for this popular and well used allotment.  

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The saga of Mojoes and the misery caused by many of its customers is a warning to us all. Working with residents it has taken years to begin winning our streets back for our community. When Mojoes first started it took over an existing pub licence. We opposed the licence, but it was granted as […]

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Dr Geoff Seeff

by hughcleaver on 29 April, 2014

Dr Geoff Seeff: ‘ I have lived in Church End for 35 years.  Our daughters went to local schools where I became Chair of the PTA.  In the 1997 and 2010 General Elections I was the Lib Dems’ Candidate here in Chingford & Woodford Green. ‘As a Focus Team member in Church End and Monkhams ward […]

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Dr Deborah Prince

by hughcleaver on 29 April, 2014

Dr Deborah Prince: ‘I have lived with my family here in Wanstead & Woodford for 25 years. A former school governor I am currently trustee of my local church and a cancer support charity. ‘A lawyer, I am Legal Director of the British Heart Foundation. Previously I was Legal Director of Which? There I championed […]

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Cllr Hugh Cleaver

by hughcleaver on 29 April, 2014

Cllr Hugh Cleaver was first elected a Church End Councillor in 1990.  He will lead the Church End Focus Team in the May 22nd council elections. Hugh says  ‘I have worked in the Focus team since 1982. It makes me one of the most experienced Redbridge councillors. ‘As a Councillor I have led for our […]

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Waste problem on High Road

by gwynethdeakins on 3 April, 2014

The condition of the area behind the shops on the High Road, where the access comes from Hillcrest Road, has been reported to us by a local resident.   Although a lot of rubbish had been dumped, this was on private land and the Council is limited in what it can do without the consent of […]

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